BAIC Group
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Native name | 北京汽车工业控股有限责任公司 | ||||||||||||
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| Company type | State-owned enterprise | ||||||||||||
| Industry | Automotive | ||||||||||||
| Founded | 1958[1] | ||||||||||||
| Headquarters | 99 Shuanghe Ave., Shunyi District, , China | ||||||||||||
Area served | Worldwide | ||||||||||||
Key people | Xu Heyi (Chairman) | ||||||||||||
| Products | Commercial and passenger vehicles | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | CN¥480,738,070,000 | ||||||||||||
| Owner | Beijing Municipal Government | ||||||||||||
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| Website | baicgroup.com.cn | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 北京汽车工业控股有限责任公司 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 北京汽車工業控股有限責任公司 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co Ltd | ||||||
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Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (BAIC Group), headquartered in Beijing, is a leading enterprise in China's automotive industry. It has grown into a large conglomerate with a business that encompasses the entire automotive industry chain, including vehicle and component research, development, and manufacturing, automotive service trading, comprehensive mobility services, finance, and investment. With annual revenue exceeding 500 billion CNY, BAIC Group ranks 124th on the Fortune Global.
Subsidiaries[change | change source]
BAIC Motor Corporation Co., Ltd.[change | change source]
BAIC Motor (北京汽车) is the main subsidiary of BAIC Group, it is co-owned by BAIC Group and Beijing Municipal Government.[2] It currently operate the Beijing brand
BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.[change | change source]
BAIC BluePark (北汽蓝谷) is BAIC Group's subsidiary mainly engaged in the design, research and development and sales of electric automobiles. BAIC BluePark was restructured from its current subsidiary, Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. (BAIC BJEV). The company currently operate the brands of Arcfox and EV models of Beijing brand.[3]
BAIC Group Off-road Vehicle Co., Ltd.[change | change source]
Beijing Off-road Vehicles (北京越野) used to be a department under BAIC Group, run by the fully owned subsidiary BAIC Group Off-road Vehicle Co., Ltd.[4]
In January 2020, BAIC announced the independence of Beijing Off-road brand.[5] The Beijing Off-road was independently operated, including development and sales channels, but shares the marque "BEIJING" with BAIC Motor (北京汽车) brand together. The current Beijing Off-road models badged in Chinese name "北京".
BAIC Foton Motor Co., Ltd[change | change source]
BAIC Foton (北汽福田), also known as Foton Motor or Foton, is a subsidiary of BAIC Group that designs and manufactures trucks, buses and sport utility vehicles .
Brands[change | change source]
BAIC has a wide product line that includes passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, military vehicles and agricultural machinery and construction machinery.
The Beijing brand is the main passenger vehicle brand of BAIC, operated by multiple subsidiaries of BAIC Group according to different focus. They all share the same BEIJING badges and logos.
- Arcfox and Beijing brand electric cars and SUVs are currently operated by BAIC BluePark.
- Beijing brand ICE cars, SUVs are operated by BAIC Motor.
- Beijing brand off-road SUV are marketed as Beijing Off-road, operated by BAIC Group Off-road Vehicle Co., Ltd., The Beijing Off-road models are badged as Chinese characters "北京"(Beijing).
Arcfox[change | change source]
Arcfox (极狐汽车) is BAIC's premium EV brand operated by BAIC BluePark, established in 2017.
Beijing (北京汽车)[change | change source]
Beijing (北京汽车) is BAIC Motor's major brand, revived in 2020 after BAIC Group discontinued its Senova brand. All the former Senova vehicles were renamed to Beijing brand since then.[6] Beijing Motor will reorganize the product layout of its three major series in 2023. That is to say, it will focus on the main channel of SUVs, supplemented by sedans and crossovers, including multiple levels and multiple power sources.[7]
Beijing Off-road (北京越野)[change | change source]
Beijing Off-road (北京越野), operated by the fully owned subsidiary, the BAIC Group Off-road Vehicle Co., Ltd.,[5] The Beijing Off-road used to be a department of BAIC Motor, but later was acquired back into BAIC Group and independently operated since 2019. The Beijing Off-road models are badged as Chinese characters "北京"(Beijing).
The current Beijing Off-road models badged in Chinese name "北京".
- Beijing BJ30 (2015–present), compact SUV
- Beijing BJ40 (2014–present), compact SUV
- Beijing F40 (2019–present), pickup variant of Beijing BJ40
- Beijing BJ60 (2022–present), full-size SUV
- Beijing BJ60e (to commence), EREV variant of BJ60
- Beijing BJ80 (2016–present), mid-size SUV
- Beijing BJ90 (2016–present), full-size SUV
BJEV/Beijing EV[change | change source]
With the Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. (BAIC BJEV) was reconsolidated into BAIC BluePark, the battery electric vehicle of Beijing brand, like Beijing EU5, Beijing EU7, are also operated by BAIC BluePark at present.
Foton[change | change source]
Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. (Foton Motor) is a subsidiary of BAIC which designs and manufactures trucks, buses, sport utility vehicles, and agricultural machinery. It is headquartered in Changping, Beijing.[8]
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Ruili[change | change source]
Ruili is a sub-division of BAIC. They produce their vehicles under the Doda brand.[9]
Current Models[change | change source]
- Ruili Doda EV160
- Ruili Doda V8 (rebadged Joylong iFly)
- Ruili Doda V2 (rebadged Weiwang M20)
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Ruili Doda V2
Changhe[change | change source]
In 2012, Changhe Automobile was acquired by BAIC Group and became a subsidiary. It began to introduce products based on BAIC's platform.[10]
Former subsidiaries or brands[change | change source]
BAW[change | change source]
Beijing Automobile Works Co., Ltd. (BAW) (北汽制造), which produces light off-road vehicles, trucks, and military vehicles, used to be a subsidiary of BAIC Group but was sold to private sector since 2015.[11][12]
Senova[change | change source]
BLAC[change | change source]
The Beijing Light Automobile Company (BLAC), until 1988 the Beijing Automobile Factory No. 2, started in the late 1960s when production of the independently developed BJ130 began. Its introduction was slowed considerably by the upheavals of the Cultural revolution.[13] In 1984, assembly of the Isuzu Elf/NHR began (originally as the BJ136, later as the BJ1030/1040/1050 series). In 1988, a new plant for these trucks was built with aid from the Japanese, and petrol and diesel light truck engines were also produced.[14] BLAC went bankrupt in 2002.[13]
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A BLAC truck
Joint ventures[change | change source]
Like many other peers, BAIC has several joint ventures with foreign automakers—including two with Daimler AG.[15]
Beijing Hyundai[change | change source]
Beijing Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd. is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Beijing, China, and is a 50:50 joint-venture between BAIC Motor and Hyundai Motor Company.
Beijing Benz[change | change source]
The Beijing Benz is joint venture between BAIC Motor and German automaker Daimler AG.
Beijing Foton Daimler[change | change source]
Beijing Foton Daimler Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between Daimler and a BAIC subsidiary, Foton Motor, which makes commercial trucks.[16]
Huansu[change | change source]
Huansu is a brand under Beiqi Yinxiang Automobile, a joint venture between Beijing Auto (Beiqi) and the Yinxiang Group from Chongqing.
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Huansu S7
Weiwang[change | change source]
Weiwang is a brand under Beiqi Yinxiang Automobile, a joint venture between Beijing Auto (Beiqi) and the Yinxiang Group from Chongqing.
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Weiwang 205 -
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Weiwang M60
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Former joint ventures[change | change source]
Beijing Jeep[change | change source]
Beijing Jeep Corporation became China's first Sino-western automotive joint venture when it was established in 1984 with American Motors Corporation. Beijing Jeep subsequently became Beijing Benz-DaimlerChrysler Automotive Co Ltd and then Beijing Benz Automotive Co Ltd.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Beiqi to invest 10b yuan in own brand chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-11-17
- ↑ "一文看懂北京越野，北汽蓝谷，北京汽车股权关系". finance.sina.com.cn. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ↑ "北京新能源汽车". www.bjev.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ↑ "一文看懂北京越野，北汽蓝谷，北京汽车股权关系". finance.sina.com.cn. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "北京越野宣布独立 全新阵容打造中国越野第一品牌-手机新浪汽车". auto.sina.cn. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ "绅宝品牌将退出市场 启用全新标识_汽车_中国网". auto.china.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ ""焕新战略"三大落地，"北京"带你"悦"起来". Beijing Auto. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ↑ "RUILI ELECTRIC VEHICLES". 7 August 2018.
- ↑ "RUILI ELECTRIC VEHICLES". 7 August 2018.
- ↑ "红火一时的昌河铃木，竟落得个无人接盘的下场？". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "成立超70年！这家汽车公司被收购-面包板社区". www.eet-china.com. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ↑ "陆付军：北汽制造的新使命 | 高端访谈". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2023-04-15.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "浴火重生BJ130综述稿" [A brief History of the BJ130]. Made in China (in Chinese). NetEase Inc. 17 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ↑ "Beijing LAC Китай" [Beijing LAC (China)]. Книги и Каталоги (Books and Catalogues) (in Russian). За рулем. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19.
- ↑ Daimler aims to nearly triple China sales by 2015 reuters.com, Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:12am EDT
- ↑ For legal name, see The entire Beijing Automotive Group overcomes difficulties—makes great endeavor to the quicker development Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine BAIC Official Site, 2009-07-20
- For commercial trucks and Daimler AG as partner, see Daimler aims to nearly triple China sales by 2015 reuters.com, Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:12am EDT